The Influence of Local Wisdom-Based Learning Media On Students' Critical Thinking Ability

Abstract

Critical thinking skills are high-level thinking skills that are very important to improve in the learning process as they are one of the essential elements in the development of science and technology. In order to meet the needs of students in the era of the fourth industrial revolution, the learning media used must be suitable for these needs while still considering cultural values. The focus of this research is to examine the effect of using locally-based learning media on improving students' critical thinking skills. The research methodology was carried out by conducting a literature search consisting of seven stages, namely determining the purpose of writing, selecting database sources, selecting keywords in searching the database, conducting a literature search stage, determining inclusion criteria for articles to be used, selecting articles based on inclusion characteristics, and synthesizing 10 international journals and 10 national journals (Indonesia). Based on the research results, it was found that the use of locally-based learning media is very effective in improving students' critical thinking skills.